Colocation providers · November 2026 Edition
Equinix vs TierPoint
Two of fourteen models named Equinix first on the direct prompt; six named TierPoint. Equinix was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and TierPoint by eleven and Equinix carries 53 labels and TierPoint 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate32%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5326A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Equinix reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Flexential was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Flexential vs Equinix · Flexential vs TierPoint · Equinix vs CoreSite
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the colocation providers page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
EquinixFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTierPoint
Direct263 against Equinix
Paraphrase513 against Equinix
Comparative110
Budget-constrained004 against Equinix
Scale-constrained00
Negative107 against Equinix · 1 against TierPoint
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Equinix and TierPoint were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 160 answers naming Equinix and the 70 naming TierPoint. In those answers TierPoint took the first choice twelve times and Equinix twenty-four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Equinix and TierPoint stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Equinix TierPoint first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Equinix on the left and TierPoint on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Equinix and TierPoint stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GPT-5.4 miniEquinix, TierPoint alternatives: CoreSite, Flexential
Equinix first, TierPoint not the choice
1 of 14 modelsTierPoint was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallCoreSite, Equinix alternatives: Flexential, ServerMania
TierPoint first, Equinix an alternative
5 of 14 modelsEquinix was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashFlexential, TierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, DataBank
Llama 4 MaverickTierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, CoreSite, Equinix, ServerMania
Kimi K2Flexential, TierPoint alternatives: 365 Data Centers, DataBank
GLM 4.7 FlashXTierPoint alternatives: CoreSite, Digital Realty, Equinix, Flexential
Muse Glimmer 30BFlexential, TierPoint alternatives: Digital Realty, Equinix, ServerMania
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashFlexential alternatives: CoreSite, DataBank, TierPoint
Perplexity SonarFlexential alternatives: CoreSite, DataBank, Digital Realty, Equinix
Grok 4.20Flexential alternatives: DataBank, TierPoint
MiniMax M2.5CoreSite alternatives: DataBank, Flexential, TierPoint
GPT-6 LunaDataBank alternatives: CoreSite, Equinix, Flexential
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashCoreSite alternatives: Digital Realty, Iron Mountain Data Centers, Liquid Power, Vantage Data Centers
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
TierPoint leads by eleven points.
TierPoint13%#1 of 12Equinix2%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Equinix12%#2 of 12TierPoint12%#3 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Equinix leads at enterprise.
Equinix66%#1 of 12TierPoint2%#6 of 12What the models said about Equinix
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid for tight budgets: Premium names like Equinix or Digital Realty” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Equinix's SP4 site in S\u00e3o Paulo had a fire in 2025 affecting connectivity in part of the facility. That doesn't make Equinix broadly "bad," but it does show why you should evaluate the specific site” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Market giants (like Equinix, Digital Realty, or CoreSite) offer top-tier infrastructure, but their business models cater primarily to enterprises” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If your goal is to be in the same facility as financial exchanges, major cloud providers, or telecom carriers, Equinix is usually the first choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Equinix – A global leader with a vast network of carrier-neutral data centers, offering interconnection, hybrid cloud, and edge services.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“my default "safe" recommendation is: 1. Equinix — best when you need rich interconnection, cloud adjacency, and lots of carrier options.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about TierPoint
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“mentioned in a contested category, with some models warning about its suitability for certain business sizes or needs” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. TierPoint ⭐ 8.5/10 - Best for: Hybrid IT and cloud-forward platforms” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“The best colocation provider for a mid-market B2B company is TierPoint” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“TierPoint covers the regional markets the national providers skip” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.